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- Is it time to go quad-core?
- Quad core, Chris?You have told us over and over that all you need is Google. You don't need a real OS, real apps, or any processing power to speak of. All you need is a browser, preferably Chrome. Why on Earth would you need a quad core...
- Tags: Processors, cloud computing, quad-core, laptop computer, virtualization
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Apple to Verizon: 'Can your phone and your network do that?'
- The REAL way the commercials should go...caller: Did you get the email I sent you?iPhone user: Well, it was downloading, then the phone dropped to EDGE speed again and I'm still waiting for it to finish.caller: Well, why don't I ju...iPhone user: Hello? Hello? caller calls back: I guess your...
- Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, network, Verizon Communications Inc., phone, Apple iPhone, iPhone User, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- 2010 Nissan Altima Coupe 2.5 S
- Photo gallery:2010 Nissan Altima Coupe 2.5 SWhen the 2010 Nissan Altima Coupe showed up in our garage, we registered some disappointment as we first looked around the car. The cool coupe style suggested days spent straightening the curves along winding mountain roads, but the continuously variable automatic transmission and four-cylinder...
- Tags: Altima Coupe, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., car, Nissan Altima
- Product reviews 2009-11-20
- Human x-ray machines: Coming soon to an airport near you
- X-ray screening is badHow about we just have everyone strip naked and pass all our cloths and carry-ons through the scanner instead? There's no such thing as privacy in the Nazi-run American airports anyway.RE: Human x-ray machines: Coming soon to an airport near youI'm just going to ask for...
- Tags: Infirmary, Human x-ray machine, X-ray
- Discussion threads 2009-11-06
- 2010 Infiniti QX56
- Photo gallery:2010 Infiniti QX56Compared with sporting and agile cars such as the Infiniti G37 and FX50, the 2010 Infiniti QX56 is an odd throwback, a journey into yesteryear before the first hybrids strode the earth. Built on a truck frame, it rides like a railway car. The engine, big enough...
- Tags: Infiniti QX56
- Product reviews 2009-10-30
- Amazon launches relational database service: Think MySQL in the cloud
- Three reasons this is a bad paradigm...Security, security and...let's see, what was that other thing...oh yeah, security. The comment "enterprise customers are likely to take their time moving sensitive data into Amazon?s RDS effort" should be nominated for the understatement of the year award. What's more likely is...
- Tags: Databases, Web servers, Storage, Web site development, RDBMS, Amazon.com Inc., sensitive data, database, MySQL
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- FCC unanimously approves next steps toward Net Neutrality
- Gov't fix, oh joyUh yeah, the internet is undecidely broken. This has a strong possibility of leading to usage limits. Comcast already has walked that line because they are behind the curve on their backbone upgrades. Why would a company who is being paid not provide better...
- Tags: INTERNET, FCC, Net Neutrality, socialist, Nazi, Godwin, leader, Microsoft Windows NT, government
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- Can a car be fuel efficient and fun?
- Oh, ZDNet is a car site now?Harry, write something about IT.RE: Can a car be fuel efficient and fun?Yes, get a 1998 Maxima GLE and 37 mpg on trips at 70 mph.RE: Can a car be fuel efficient and fun?There was a typo in my earlier message. Yes, get...
- Tags: car, Yes Get, Maxima
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Nissan to recycle batteries from electric cars
- E-pollution this blog.This is an IT tech site. Just a reminder.Actually, no ...... it's a tech site, period. What do gadgets have to do with IT? What do cameras have to do with IT? It rather unfortunate that you can't find, or don't have, anything...
- Tags: battery, car, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., electric car, IT Tech
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Brickbats over bricks
- This is an IT Tech site, Mr. Fuller.ntCodes as gatekeepers?As an architect, I have never once consulted a building code to determine which product I should use for a building, especially considering that neither clay brick or fly ash brick is likely to be used in a structural capacity. ...
- Tags: Performance management, CalStar
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Fly ash fan sent me this email
- "K.C. Missouri put down on a heavy traffic street [poured] fly ash 30+ years ago. Was still in great shape, but city tore it up this summer. My next house will be fly ash. If any humans are left in 4000, my house will probably still be standing... "Lasts...
- Tags: Ash, E-mail, Online Communications, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Web powerhouses to FCC: We support open Internet
- 44 major tech companies ask the FCC to be cautioushttp://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/322375Examples includeCisco Systems, Alcatel-Lucent, Corning, Ericsson, Motorola and NokiaThese companies understand the severe impact on the economy from heavy handed regulations.http://www.digitalsociety.org/2009/10/dont-outlaw-successful-business-models-on-the-internet/RE: Web powerhouses to FCC: We support open InternetIt's scary to think that Cox and Comcast might get in uber-trouble from...
- Tags: Federal government, FCC, open-Internet, Web
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Oracle OpenWorld: Getting down to business
- At Oracle OpenWorld, company co-presidents Charles Phillips and Safra Catz kicked off the day's events with a keynote speech that got right down to business about, well, doing business. In the opening minutes of the keynote, the two took some time to reflect on what the company...
- Tags: Car, Oracle Corp., Oracle Open World, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-10-12
- CTIA: Qualcomm, AT&T execs reflect on Mobile's past, future
- In many ways, it may feel like we've "arrived" when it comes to wireless technology. But Drs. Irwin and Paul Jacobs, the father-and-son duo who run Qualcomm, pointed out during a chat with CTIA President Steve Largent this morning that the industry has seen major changes over the decades and...
- Tags: Device, Mobile, Network, AT&T Corp., Qualcomm Inc., CTIA, Networking, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-10-08
- WSJ: Expect Net Neutrality rules at FCC speech next week
- New government rules that support Network Neutrality, specifically rules that prevent Internet service providers from selectively blocking sites from their networks, are expected to be unveiled in Washington on Monday, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. During a speech on Monday, FCC chairman Julius...
- Tags: FCC, Wall Street Journal, Network, Net Neutrality, Rule, Carrier, Internet, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-09-18
- Are you worried that your cellphone is harming you?
- The largest study showed cell users getting less cancerhttp://www.digitalsociety.org/2009/09/half-truths-on-cell-phone-dangers/The largest study showed cell users getting less cancer. I would trust the American Cancer Society before I trust the media who blindly report stories about electrosensitives without any fact checking.All this worry is over a little heat generated from the...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, cell phone, phone, radiation
- Discussion threads 2009-09-17
- 802.11n approved; Not 'new' and hardly groundbreaking
- I'm moving to itWell, if all you do is check email and write blog posts all day - then yeah, g is fine.BUT - if you ever intend on watching high-def video or play games, then even g is not enough. You'll want n.WiMAX is interesting, BUT:-No computer we have...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, NETWORKING, N-Router, WPA-PSK, wireless, IEEE 802.11n, Netgear Inc., network
- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
- 2010 Mercedes-Benz E550 Coupe
- Photo gallery:2010 Mercedes-Benz E550 CoupeDespite rough economic times and a focus on carbon footprints, the automotive industry has shown great vitality in the latter half of this decade, looking beyond the boring model updates of the past to deliver truly exciting new cars. That trend is clearly in evidence at...
- Tags: coupe, Mercedes-Benz, E550 Coupe, sedan
- Product reviews 2009-09-08
- Burger King cooking up renewable energy
- Drive up to Burger King, stop your car, generate electricity. That's the plan being tested right now at the Burger King in Hillside, New Jersey. The tech being used is called MotionPowerâ„¢ Kinetic Energy Harvesting System. It is made by New Energy Technologies, Inc. They used...
- Tags: Vehicle, Renewable Energy, Energy, Burger King Corp., MotionPower, New Energy, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-09-08
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